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Pennsylvania deadline NOT RULED
1/9 "The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to expedite review of a high-profile dispute over Pennsylvania's deadline for mail-in absentee ballots, but left open the possibility of revisiting the matter after the election.

2/9 The Pennsylvania Republican Party had asked the court to review a ruling by the state supreme court that extended the deadline for returning mail-in ballots by three days to November 6....

3/9 Justice Samuel Alito, writing for himself and Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch, said there was "simply not enough time at this late date to decide the question before the election," but

4/9 added that "does not mean ... that the state court decision must escape our review."Pennsylvania officials said Wednesday that county election boards would segregate ballots received after Election Day, should the court choose to review the case in the future....

5/9 The dispute centers on an order by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that extended the deadline for mail-in absentee ballots until November 6, if they were postmarked by Election Day. The state
Writing on Wednesday, Justice Samuel Alito made clear that

6/9 he supported overturning the state court's decision to scrap the extended deadline, noting that state law explicitly set the deadline for 8 p.m. on Election Day.
"It would be highly desirable to issue a ruling on the constitutionality of the State Supreme Court's decision

7/9 before the election. That question has national importance, and there is a strong likelihood that the State Supreme Court decision violates the Federal Constitution," he wrote. "The provisions of the Federal Constitution conferring on state legislatures, not state courts,

8/9 authority to make rules governing federal elections would be meaningless if a state court could override the rules adopted by the legislature simply by claiming that a state constitutional provision gave the courts the authority to make whatever rules it thought appropriate

9/9 for the conduct of a fair election."But Alito said he concluded "there is simply not enough time at this late date to decide the question before the election." Alito's statement was joined by Justices Neil Gorsuch and Clarence Thomas. Newly confirmed..."

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